Arthur Jones: Body found in Greek resort where pensioner went missing

Family informed of the discovery this morning but formal identification has yet to take place.

A body has been discovered in the Greek resort where Denbigh pensioner Arthur Jones went missing.

North Wales Police have confirmed that the body was found this morning in the rural area of Chania, Crete.

The 73-year-old’s family have been informed but formal identification of the body has not yet taken place.

North Wales Police missing person co-ordinator Mark Owen said “Following contact with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office this morning we understand the body of a man has been recovered by Greek Authorities from a rural location in the Chania area of northern Crete.

“A formal identification process will take place but I can confirm the family of Denbighshire man Arthur Jones who has been missing in Crete, have been informed of developments and are assisting local Police. Until a formal identification is made it would be inappropriate to comment further”

Following the disappearance of the popular father-of-four, locals in Denbigh united in support of the family and raised more than £20,000.

That cash was used to send a search team consisting of former soldiers and current firefighters from the town over to the Mediterranean Island to help look for him.

A campaign to raise awareness of his disappearance using #FindArthur went global with Hollywood actors and a Premier League footballer giving their backing to the cause.

A letter written by the family was also handed to Prime Minister David Cameron urging him fulfil his pledge to help by sending a professional search team over to Greece.

Two of Arthur’s daughters, Gillian and Jennifer, along with their sons are currently out in Crete where they were handing out a thousand posters in the local area.

His son Jeff Jones admitted on Saturday they are getting “desperate” now it’s more than six weeks since his father was last seen.

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